How to Use Finmagine Chart Builder with Google Finance

Welcome: Charting Global Stocks with Finmagine

If you've been using Finmagine Chart Builder with Screener.in, you already know the magic of transforming financial tables into professional visualizations with one click. Now, with version 2.0, that same power extends to Google Finance—giving you access to global stocks from the US, Europe, Asia, and beyond.

But here's the thing: Google Finance works differently than Screener.in. Understanding these differences is crucial to using the extension effectively. This tutorial will show you exactly how to navigate the Google Finance workflow, including its unique "single-view" limitation and the minimize-restore cycle.

What You'll Learn

• How to navigate to Google Finance and access financial data
• The critical "Select View First" rule that saves you frustration
• Using the embedded panel interface (different from Screener.in's modal)
• The Minimize → Switch → Restore workflow for different statements
• What you CAN and CANNOT do on Google Finance
• Analytical recipes for global stocks

Prerequisites

• Extension Installed: Finmagine Chart Builder v2.0+ from Chrome Web Store
• Browser: Chrome, Edge, or Brave (Chromium-based)
• Basic Familiarity: If you're new to Finmagine, read the Screener.in tutorial first for fundamentals

CRITICAL

The Single-View Reality: Understanding Google Finance

Before we dive into steps, you must understand the fundamental difference between Screener.in and Google Finance:

What This Means for You

Feature	Screener.in	Google Finance
All data on one page	✓ Yes	✗ No
Mix Quarterly + Annual in one chart	✓ Yes	✗ No
Mix Income Statement + Balance Sheet	✓ Yes	✗ No
Financial Ratios section	✓ Yes	✗ No
Shareholding Patterns	✓ Yes	✗ No
Global stocks (US, EU, Asia)	✗ No	✓ Yes
Real-time stock price integration	✗ Limited	✓ Yes

The Golden Rule

STEP 1

Navigate to Google Finance and Find the Financials Tab

Let's start with the basics: getting to the right page on Google Finance.

Getting to a Stock Quote Page

1. Visit Google Finance: Go to www.google.com/finance
2. Search for a Stock: Use the search bar to find any global stock:
   • US: AAPL, GOOG, MSFT, NVDA, TSLA
   • UK: BP, HSBC, AZN
   • Europe: SAP, ASML, LVMH
   • Asia: Toyota, Samsung
3. Click the Stock: Open the quote page (URL will be like: google.com/finance/quote/GOOG:NASDAQ)

Locating the Financials Tab

On the quote page, you'll see several tabs below the stock chart. Look for the "Financials" tab—this is where all the financial statement data lives.

The Financials Interface

Once you click the Financials tab, you'll see:

• Statement Type Tabs: Income Statement | Balance Sheet | Cash Flow
• Period Toggle: Quarterly | Annual
• Financial Data Table: The actual numbers

After 2-3 seconds, the golden "Visualize with Finmagine" button will appear in the bottom-right corner.

STEP 2

Select Your Data View FIRST

This is the most important step that differs from Screener.in. You must choose what you want to visualize BEFORE opening the Chart Builder.

Choose Your Statement Type

Click one of the three tabs:

• Income Statement: Revenue, Operating Income, Net Income, EPS, EBITDA
• Balance Sheet: Total Assets, Total Liabilities, Cash & Equivalents, Debt
• Cash Flow: Cash from Operations, Investing, Financing, Free Cash Flow

Choose Your Period

Toggle between:

• Quarterly: Last 4-8 quarters of data
• Annual: Last 4-5 fiscal years

Why This Order Matters

The Chart Builder extracts data from whatever is currently visible in the browser. If you:

1. Open Chart Builder while viewing Quarterly Income Statement
2. Then switch to Annual Balance Sheet on Google Finance

Your previous selections are lost. The extension doesn't "remember" across different views.

STEP 3

Open the Chart Builder Panel

With your desired view selected (e.g., Quarterly Cash Flow), you're ready to open the Chart Builder.

Click the Golden Button

Look for the "Visualize with Finmagine" button in the bottom-right corner. It has the familiar golden gradient with lightning bolt icon.

The Embedded Panel (Different from Screener.in)

On Google Finance, the Chart Builder opens as an embedded panel rather than a full-screen modal. This panel:

• Floats centered in your viewport when expanded
• Can be minimized to a thin bar at the bottom
• Has scroll controls for navigating metrics
• Shows company name at the top

Panel States

State	Appearance	When to Use
Hidden	Panel invisible, golden button visible	Before starting analysis
Expanded	Full panel centered in viewport	Selecting metrics, viewing charts
Minimized	Thin bar at bottom with label	When switching Google Finance tabs

STEP 4

Select Metrics and Analyze Your Chart

Now comes the familiar part—selecting which financial metrics to visualize.

Available Metrics on Google Finance

The metrics available depend on which statement you're viewing:

Income Statement (~15-20 metrics)

• Revenue
• Cost of Revenue
• Gross Profit
• Operating Expenses
• Operating Income
• Interest Expense
• Tax Provision
• Net Income
• EPS (Basic & Diluted)
• EBITDA

Balance Sheet (~20-25 metrics)

• Total Assets
• Total Liabilities
• Total Equity
• Current Assets
• Current Liabilities
• Cash & Equivalents
• Long-term Debt
• Stockholders' Equity
• Retained Earnings

Cash Flow (~25 metrics)

• Cash from Operations
• Cash from Investing
• Cash from Financing
• Free Cash Flow
• Capital Expenditure
• Net Change in Cash
• Depreciation & Amortization

The Chart Interface

Just like Screener.in, selected metrics appear in a professional Chart.js visualization with:

• Dual Y-axes: Absolute values (left) and percentages (right)
• Bar charts: For absolute financial values
• Line charts: For percentage/margin metrics
• Interactive legend: Click to show/hide metrics
• Hover tooltips: Exact values for any data point
• Finmagine watermark: Clickable link to finmagine.com

STEP 5

The Minimize-Restore Workflow: Switching Views

Here's where Google Finance gets unique. When you want to see a different financial statement (e.g., switch from Income Statement to Cash Flow), you need to follow a specific workflow.

The Correct Workflow

Why This Workflow?

Google Finance is a Single Page Application (SPA). When you switch tabs, it doesn't reload the page—it dynamically updates the content. The extension uses a MutationObserver to detect these changes, but it only triggers a re-extraction when you restore from minimized state.

Visual Example: Quarterly to Annual

Let's say you've charted Quarterly Income Statement and want to compare with Annual:

1. You have: Quarterly Income Statement chart open
2. Click "Minimize" → Panel shrinks to bottom bar
3. On Google Finance, click "Annual" toggle
4. Wait for table to update (2-3 seconds)
5. Click the minimized bar to Restore
6. Panel expands with Annual Income Statement metrics!

IMPORTANT

What You CAN and CANNOT Do on Google Finance

Let's be crystal clear about the capabilities and limitations when using Finmagine with Google Finance.

✓ What You CAN Do

• Chart all metrics within a single statement type and period:
  • All metrics from Quarterly Income Statement together
  • All metrics from Annual Balance Sheet together
  • All metrics from Quarterly Cash Flow together
• Compare related metrics: Revenue vs Operating Income vs Net Income
• Analyze trends: See how metrics change over time
• Use interactive features: Legend toggles, tooltips, dual-axis
• Switch between views: Using minimize-restore workflow
• Screenshot charts: For reports and presentations

✗ What You CANNOT Do

• Mix Quarterly + Annual data in one chart: Data is lost when switching periods
• Mix different statement types: Can't combine Income Statement metrics with Balance Sheet metrics
• See Financial Ratios: Google Finance doesn't have a dedicated ratios section like Screener.in
• See Shareholding Patterns: Not available on Google Finance
• Keep selections when switching: Each view is independent

RECIPES

Analytical Recipes for Global Stocks

Here are proven metric combinations for different analysis types on Google Finance. We'll use Alphabet (Google) as our example—a company with $102 billion in quarterly revenue and 34% operating margins.

Recipe 1: Profitability Trend (Income Statement, Quarterly)

Goal: Assess the company's ability to generate profit at each level

Select:

• Revenue (absolute scale)
• Gross Profit
• Operating Income
• Net Income

What to Look For: Are all profit layers growing proportionally with revenue? Compression between layers indicates cost pressure. For Google, we can see quarterly revenue of ~$88B growing to $102B, with operating margins consistently around 34%—that's exceptional profitability at scale.

Recipe 2: Balance Sheet Health (Balance Sheet, Annual)

Goal: Understand the company's financial fortress

Select:

• Total Assets
• Total Liabilities
• Cash & Equivalents
• Long-term Debt

What to Look For: Is cash growing faster than debt? Are assets growing without proportional liability increases? For Google, the chart reveals a fortress balance sheet—massive cash reserves ($95B+) dwarfing long-term debt, with total assets steadily climbing.

Recipe 3: Cash Generation Power (Cash Flow, Quarterly)

Goal: Evaluate the company's cash machine

Select:

• Cash from Operations
• Capital Expenditure (negative values)
• Free Cash Flow
• Net Change in Cash

What to Look For: Is operating cash flow consistently positive and growing? Does free cash flow support dividends/buybacks? For Google, operating cash flow exceeds $30B quarterly—and after CapEx, free cash flow remains strongly positive. That's cash available for share buybacks, acquisitions, or simply strengthening the balance sheet.

Recipe 4: Growth Sustainability (Income Statement, Annual)

Goal: Long-term growth trajectory

Select:

• Revenue
• EBITDA
• Net Income
• EPS (Diluted)

What to Look For: Is EPS growing faster than Net Income (share buybacks)? Is EBITDA margin stable while revenue grows?

HELP

Troubleshooting Google Finance Issues

Problem: Button doesn't appear

Solutions:

1. Make sure you clicked the "Financials" tab
2. Wait 2-3 seconds for Google Finance to render tables
3. Check that the URL contains /finance/quote/
4. Try refreshing the page (F5)
5. Verify extension is enabled at chrome://extensions/

Problem: Only seeing a few metrics (not all 25)

Solution: Make sure you have Finmagine v2.0 or later. Earlier versions had a bug that limited Cash Flow metrics. The extension now extracts ALL rows with data.

Problem: Wrong company name displayed

Solution: This was fixed in v2.0. The extension now reads company name from the page title, which is always correct. Update your extension if you see this issue.

Problem: Annual data appears when only Quarterly selected

Solution: Fixed in v2.0. The extension now uses visibility filtering to skip hidden tables. Update if experiencing this.

Problem: Data doesn't update when I switch Google Finance tabs

Solution: You must use the Minimize → Switch → Restore workflow. The panel doesn't auto-refresh while expanded.

Problem: Panel stuck at bottom / not centering

Solutions:

1. Click Close (X) and reopen with the golden button
2. Reload the extension at chrome://extensions/
3. Refresh the Google Finance page

You're Now Ready for Global Stock Analysis!

Congratulations! You now understand how to use Finmagine Chart Builder with Google Finance, including its unique workflow requirements.

Key Takeaways

• Select view FIRST: Choose statement type and period before opening Chart Builder
• One view at a time: Can't mix different statements or periods
• Minimize-Restore: The workflow for switching between views
• All metrics included: v2.0 extracts everything visible
• Same great charts: Dual-axis, interactive legend, professional styling

When to Use Which Platform

Use Screener.in When...	Use Google Finance When...
Analyzing Indian stocks	Analyzing US/Global stocks
Need to mix Quarterly + Annual	Analyzing a single time period
Need Financial Ratios	Need recent quarter data quickly
Need Shareholding Patterns	Comparing global competitors
Want all data on one page	Focused single-statement analysis

With Finmagine v2.0, you now have professional financial visualization for both Indian stocks (via Screener.in) and global stocks (via Google Finance). The workflows differ, but the output is the same: beautiful, insightful charts that reveal the story behind the numbers.